For my previous post see HERE! For the Afterword in this series CLICK HERE (Appendix) Christianity, A Question of Reasoning: The Christ Myth Theory and the Lord’s Supper (1/2) Does Literary Imitation Suggest Christ Never Existed? Does Literary Imitation Suggest Christ Never Existed: The Trump Lens (2/2)? The Next Quest For The Historical Jesus (Depictions … (Part 2 of 4) Christianity, A Question of Reasoning: The Continental/Analytic Philosophy Divide

As someone who focuses on the history of Philosophy in the Continental tradition, perhaps the main style of reasoning you see is phenomenology/phenomenalizing.  Hegel gives the example that a torn sock phenomenalizes the previously hidden invisible category of Unity belonging to the sock, precisely “as” a lost unity.  This little word “as” is the key … (1/4) Christianity, A Question of Reasoning: The Continental/Analytic Philosophy Divide

I’ve been thinking with Keith Augustine on supposed survival after death that some claim for mediums, Out of Body Experiences, and Near-Death experiences. Gregory Shushan  (“Diversity and Similarity of Near-Death Experiences across Cultures and History: Implications for the Survival Hypothesis“)  claims Augustine makes an error regarding NDEs. Shushan writes: Augustine responds that Shushan has created … Does Gregory Shushan Strawman Keith Augustine on Universal Near-Death Experience Features?

Last time, I thought a bit about mediumship, and how the observational evidence doesn’t lead us to a supernatural spirit-world medium hypothesis rather than a “mundane” supernatural psychic mind reading that does not involve undead spirits communicating with the medium. This time, I’d like to think a little about how Sudduth shows the natural explanation … (Part 2) Michael Sudduth on The Augustine-Braude Bigelow Survival Debate: A Postmortem and Prospects for Future Directions

(Theatrical poster for a mind reading performance, 1900 wiki) In this essay Sudduth covers a lot of ground, but mainly considers Keith Augustine’s critique of recent attempts to use the example of a well-known medium Mrs. Piper to argue the soul continues to exist after death.  The idea of being a medium is generally someone … (Part 1) Michael Sudduth on The Augustine-Braude Bigelow Survival Debate: A Postmortem and Prospects for Future Directions

Previously, I’ve talked about how Trump is positioning himself that a vote against him is a vote against God. What better way to spend a political rally than as Christian Worship time, lol? For anyone not familiar with evangelical worship practices, Noem is raising her hand filled with the Spirit.

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There is a really interesting thing happening in politics right now. Politicians have adopted a lawyer schema where they defend their side at the expense of the truth. And, the people have responded accordingly. For the above example, liberal voters say Vance is avoiding the question, whereas conservative voters say Vance flipped the script questioning … JD Vance: Flip The Script?

Last time I said: Now, the conclusion: Paul notes there were many different factions teaching variations on Jesus, “12 What I mean is that each of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.” 13 Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified … The Christ Myth Theory: Did Jesus Exist on Earth or Start Out as a Myth?

One popular idea on the internet is Jesus started out as a vague dying/rising savior myth that was later placed in historical stories (Euhemerized). How do New Testament specialists teaching New Testament at accredited Secular universities respond to this? Against mythicism, Prof Bart Ehrman notes for Paul righteousness came through the cross/resurrection, that if it … Did Jesus Exist or Start Out as a Myth